Question: Creative Blocks makes interlocking childrens blocks in a single processing department. Direct materials are added at the start of production. Conversion costs are added evenly

Creative Blocks makes interlocking childrens blocks in a single processing department. Direct materials are added at the start of production. Conversion costs are added evenly throughout production. Creative Blocks uses the FIFO method of process costing. The following information for October 2017 is available.

Equivalent Units

Physical Units

Direct Materials

Conversion Costs

Work in process, October 1

12,000a

12,000

9,600

Started in October

48,000

Completed and transferred out during October

55,000

55,000

55,000

Work in process, October 31

5,000b

5,000

1,500

aDegree of completion: direct materials, 100%; conversion costs, 80%.

bDegree of completion: direct materials, 100%; conversion costs, 30%.

Total Costs for October 2017

Work in process, beginning

Direct materials

$ 5,760

Conversion costs

14,825

$ 20,585

Direct materials added during October

25,440

Conversion costs added during October

58,625

Total costs to account for

$104,650

Using the FIFO Method

  1. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion costs.
  2. Summarize the total costs to account for, and assign them to units completed (and transferred out) and to units in ending work in process.

Step by Step Solution

There are 3 Steps involved in it

1 Expert Approved Answer
Step: 1 Unlock blur-text-image
Question Has Been Solved by an Expert!

Get step-by-step solutions from verified subject matter experts

Step: 2 Unlock
Step: 3 Unlock

Students Have Also Explored These Related Accounting Questions!